Update on November 29 Autism Hearing
…way into the hearing. This includes the pervasive notion of autism as an “epidemic,” and an emphasis on investigating the “causes” of autism at the expense of exploring ways to…
November 29, 2012
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IACC Services & Support Comments: Background & Talking Points
…individuals on the autism spectrum. They’ve heard extensively from the anti-vaccine crowd, from parents, experts, researchers, and from people on the autism spectrum. More input from autistic adults at this…
September 15, 2008
ASAN-OSU Involvement Fair Activism
…one woman wearing a Walk for Autism shirt, when approached with a flyer, refused to take one and claimed that Autism Speaks needed all available support, implying that ASAN-OSU’s efforts…
September 22, 2009
#StopCombatingMe
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
March 3, 2014
Help Us Fight Back Against Autism Speaks’ Attempts to Speak For Us!
Hello, As many of you are aware, Autism Speaks sunk to a new low this week – even for them! The “I am Autism” campaign repeats the same tired old…
September 24, 2009
Comments for October 13-14th IACC Meeting
…as lifelong as it is for other groups of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The IACC has made progress towards both directing autism research towards the priorities of…
October 13, 2021
ASAN Letter: California Should Cover More Than ABA
…2010 environmental scan on services for people on the autism spectrum provided by CMS supports this assertion, noting that the evidence supports numerous other autism interventions, including communication supports, peer…
October 8, 2014
#StopCombatingMe
Nine years ago, Congress passed the Combating Autism Act (CAA), legislation that focused federal autism research and policy activities on creating a world without autistic people. In 2011, Congress re-authorized…
April 2, 2014
ASAN Submits Brief Opposing Autism-Related Arguments of Charleston Shooter’s Defense Team
…with serious violence. Our legal brief discusses research showing that there is no link between premeditated violence and autism. Arguments linking autism and violence do great harm to our community,…
December 22, 2020
Autism Acceptance, Flowering
…devoted to it such as The Autism Acceptance Project, Paula C. Durbin-Westby’s Autism Acceptance blog, and ASAN’s Autism Acceptance Month site, it is becoming a topic of everyday discussion. Of…
April 10, 2013